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The University of Texas at Austin vs Duke University

Austin, TX · Durham, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:NC

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: average net price rose +25.2% from $15,721 (2013) to $19,678 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Duke University: net price ranged $23,442–$36,415 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +22.8% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • Duke University: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: The University of Texas at Austin vs Duke University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $68,758 at Duke University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Duke University leads on acceptance rate (5.7% vs 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Duke University leads on median debt at graduation ($13,000 vs $20,500 at The University of Texas at Austin)

The University of Texas at Austin profile · Duke University profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Duke University?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $68,758 at Duke University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Duke University?▼
Duke University leads on acceptance rate at 5.7% versus 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Duke University?▼
Duke University leads on median debt at graduation at $13,000 versus $20,500 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025